American Airlines flight returns to NYC within 2 hours, reason - ‘disruptive’ passenger called cabin crew ‘waiter’
airport, two hours after departing to unload a ‘disruptive’ passenger, who reportedly called one of the cabin crew a ‘waiter’. According to New York Post, the ‘disruptive’ passenger is one Joel Ghansham, who was travelling business class on Flight 2557 was bound for Georgetown, Guyana. The report states that Ghansham asked a flight attendant for help putting his luggage in the overhead cabin because he reportedly recently underwent spine surgery.
“He said, ‘No, I don’t do that.’ He said, ‘I don’t get paid that kind of money but if you don’t like it there is always another airline,’" Ghansham, who was seated in business class, told the outlet. Another crew member then reportedly helped him with the luggage. Ghansham further narrated that later during the flight, for beverage services, the same cabin crew had leaned back toward Ghansham.
“He asked me if I wanted something to drink but I didn’t respond because I didn’t want to cause a scene, and he asked again and I said, ‘No thank you, waiter,’" Ghansham a ‘cultural activist’ told Stabroek News. This is when a seemingly pride war broke out. New York Post reports that the crew member responded that he was not a waiter and that he had the capability to turn the plane around.
Ghansham claimed in a YouTube interview that he told the flight attendant: “You must be God, so you do it." Moments later, the pilot announced that the plane was returning to JFK Airport, where the passenger said he was removed from the flight and interviewed by authorities before being allowed to leave. In an email to The Post, an American Airlines representative described Ghansham as a “disruptive passenger" who forced the flight to return to the city. “Safety and security are our top priorities, and
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